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Teaching a child how to eat when they aren’t experiencing hunger is like teaching that child to swim in a pool without water. What does this mean? In this week’s episode, Jennifer and Heidi break down this analogy that we use in tube weaning to explain the importance behind the need for a context when learning to […]

Over the years we have met many families who have gone to great lengths to help their children overcome feeding challenges, feeding aversions, and feeding tube dependency.  Often, they have tried every known strategy available to them and have seen numerous specialists. By the time they reach us they are understandably worried and exhausted by the efforts and lack of progress.  One thing […]

Is there a moment that stands out for you during you tube weaning journey? This week’s episode of the Tube to Table Podcast focuses on all the moments that stand out for both therapists and families during their tube weaning journey. A speech therapist and member of the Thrive Tube Weaning Program, Jamie Hinchey, joins […]

What should a family mealtime look like? How can I create happy and healthy mealtimes for my child? This week’s episode of Tube to Table discusses the principals behind building a positive and happy mealtime environment for your child. These mealtime foundations are relevant for children with a feeding tube, children with a feeding aversion, […]

This week’s episode of the Tube To Table Podcast focuses on the specific progression from feeding tube dependency to eating orally. Your hosts, Heidi and Jennifer, will walk you through the five crucial steps that the Thrive by Spectrum Pediatrics Tube Weaning Program focuses on when working with families who are ready to start their […]

Are you wondering if your child is ready to wean from their feeding tube? One of the most common questions we receive from parents is “How do I know if my child is ready to wean?” In this week’s episode, Ready or Not, we are discussing feeding tube readiness and what makes a child ready to […]

In this week’s episode of the Tube To Table Podcast, Jennifer and Heidi sat down with Virginia Sole-Smith to discuss her child’s journey from feeding tube to the ​family table. Virginia is a writer, a contributing editor to Parents Magazine, and the author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America. […]

There is a dirty secret in the world of feeding therapy.  Most therapists don’t even know that there are decades of studies that highlight well-documented risks associated with one of the most common feeding therapy approaches. That’s right, even in the USA in 2019, the majority of our vulnerable eaters go to feeding therapy that […]

In this week’s episode of Tube To Table, Jennifer and Heidi are giving our listeners a brief history of how the Thrive by Spectrum Pediatrics Tube Weaning Program started. They will discuss what brought them together as therapists and how their interest in feeding therapy and tube weaning first started.  You can download this episode from Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, […]

What can you do while you’re getting ready to wean? This week’s episode focuses on what you can do to help your child become a happy and healthy eater while they are still tube-dependent. This includes building in rest, play, and taking a step back from anything that could be harming your child’s initiation and […]

Meet Mighty Maggie: Maggie struggled with eating since birth, receiving an NG tube when she was born and eventually a G-tube. Initially, her feeding tube helped save her life, however, once her medical status became stable it was no longer necessary. Maggie’s family sat down with Thrive by Spectrum Pediatrics to share her journey from […]

“My child isn’t eating dinner!”, “He refuses dinner and only wants snacks”, “Will he be okay if he doesn’t eat dinner?” These are all questions and concerns we have heard from loving parents who have a toddler who has refused a meal, or two. Before discussing strategies for how to help this behavior, it is […]